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Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter IV: Faith the Foundation of All Knowledge. (7)
Consequently there is a more ample demonstration of the complete truth of what was spoken by the prophet, "Unless ye believe, neither will ye understand."
Chandogya Upanishad
Prapathaka VII, Khanda 19 (1)
One who does not believe, does not perceive. Only he who believes, perceives. This belief, however, we must desire to understand.' 'Sir, I desire to u...
Corpus Hermeticum
9. On Thought and Sense (10)
These things should seem to thee, Asclepius, if thou dost understand them, true; but if thou dost not understand, things not to be believed. To...
Theologia Germanica
Chapter XLVIII (48.1)
Christ said, “He that believeth not,” or will not or cannot believe, “shall be damned.” It is so of a truth; for a man, while he is in this present...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
X. Christ in Cana Cures Nobleman's Son at Capernaum (5)
Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
Eugnostos the Blessed
Eugnostos the Blessed (7)
Now, if anyone wants to believe the words set down (here), let him go from what is hidden to the end of what is visible, and this Thought will instruc...
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (101)
Here observe the sense and meaning; if thou apprehendest it, then thou understandest the Deity aright, if not, then thou art yet blind in the spirit.
Chandogya Upanishad
Prapathaka VII, Khanda 20 (1)
One who does not attend on a tutor, does not believe. Only he who attends, believes. This attention on a tutor, however, we must desire to understand....
Chandogya Upanishad
Prapathaka VII, Khanda 17 (1)
One who does not understand it, does not declare the True 2. Only he who understands it, declares the True. This understanding, however, we must desir...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
XXVIII. His Mother and Brethren Would Speak with Jesus—from Ship Talks to Hearers on the Shore: Three Parables on Seeds, One on the Candle (17)
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall n...
Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (333)
You cannot receive understanding unless you know first that you possess . In everything there is again this sentence.
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LXXVII. Saying "I Go unto My Father," Christ Exalts Peace, Good Will, Love—"i Am the Way, the Truth, the Life"—reassures the Apostles—the Comforter: "peace I Leave with You" (16)
And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LVIII. Sermon in Parables (concluded): Offences, Forgiveness, Faith, Master and Servant, Martha, Mary, Lazarus: "lazarus, Come Forth"—"i Am the Resurrection"—jews Take Counsel to Kill Jesus (34)
Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the glory of God?
Gospel of Mary
Chapter 4 (29)
He who has a mind to understand, let him understand.
Apocryphon of James
Be Eager for the Word (12)
"This is also how you can acquire the kingdom of heaven for yourselves. Unless you acquire it through knowledge, you will not be able to find it."
Katha Upanishad
Second Vallī (9)
Thou hast obtained it now; thou art truly a man of true resolve. May we have always an inquirer like thee!'...
The Masnavi
The Deadly Mosque (12-22)
Know knowledge aspires to certainty, In the chapter, "Desire of riches occupieth you," After "Nay," read "Would that ye knew!" Knowledge conducts you...
Apocryphon of James
Know Yourselves (6)
"Blessings will be on those who have not seen but yet have believed.
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 9: Of the Paradise, and then of the Transitoriness of all Creatures; how all take their Beginning and End; and to what End they here appeared. The Noble and most precious Gate [or Explanation] concerning the reasonable Soul. (44)
If you be born of God, then you [may] thus understand God, Paradise, the Kingdom of Heaven and Hell, and the Entrance in, and End of the Creatures,...
Chandogya Upanishad
Prapathaka VII, Khanda 18 (1)
One who does not perceive, does not understand. Only he who perceives, understands. This perception, however, we must desire to understand.' 'Sir, I d...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (31)
For without the illumination thereof you will not understand this Mystery; for there is a strong lock and bar before it in the spirit of man, that mus...